Rush-Henrietta superintendent recommends holding vote on revised budget

HENRIETTA, N.Y. — The Rush-Henrietta superintendent is recommending holding a vote on a revised budget after the district’s budget was voted down last week.

The Rush-Henrietta Central School District’s 2024-2025 budget was the only spending plan across the area not to pass, failing by just 15 votes. News10NBC has spoken to residents who were concerned over the proposed $10 million increase in the district’s budget compared to the previous year and the proposed increase in salary for administration.

Superintendent Dr. Barbara Mullen is recommending to the board of education that would consider putting forth a revised budget proposition for a vote on Tuesday, June 18.

The district has three options after the budget failed. The first is for the board of education to adopt a contingency budget which would require a spending reduction of $4 million. The second option is to hold a vote on the same budget proposal that failed. The superintendent is recommending the third option, to revise the budget before it goes to another vote.

Mullen says she will share details of the revised budget with the community and board members on Tuesday night. The board of education meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Parker Administration Building on Lehigh Station Road. You can also watch the meeting online live or recorded here.